The Philosopher is a group exhibition borrowing its title from a work by Ulla Fries, one of the participating artists.

The exhibition features 18 artists spanning over several generations, curated by the artists Christine Ödlund and Fredrik Söderberg, taking as a starting point the french poet and artist Henri Michaux's works, in particular his mescaline drawings from the 1950`s. Ödlund and Söderberg have been inspired by art that contemplate small movements of great importance and the exhibition has grown from an idea that artworks can communicate on their own terms. In order to facilitate this experience, concept-driven themes have been avoided. Questions being posed are: Is the artwork lost in a thicket of explanatory texts and benevolent pedagogy? Has the hunger for explanation become stronger than the desire for exploration?

With the inviting gesture of the heliophobic figure in Fries graphic work, we welcome you to take part in these philosophical and metaphysical thoughts.